Fànwǎngjīng púsàjiè zhù 梵網經菩薩戒注

Annotations on the Bodhisattva Precepts of the Brahmajāla Sūtra by 慧因 (Huì Yīn, 註)

About the work

A three-fascicle Sòng-dynasty annotated commentary on the Fànwǎng jīng bodhisattva-precepts by Huì Yīn 慧因 (慧因).

Prefaces

Author’s colophon: 宋慧因註.

Abstract

Huì Yīn’s commentary belongs to the Sòng-period tradition of compact annotated Fànwǎng editions, designed for monastic instructional use. The work integrates earlier Tang scholarship into a streamlined annotation suitable for monastic teaching.

Translations and research

  • Halperin, Mark. Out of the Cloister: Literati Perspectives on Buddhism in Sung China. Cambridge, MA, 2006.